Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 6:33 PM AKDT (02:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 44 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-22 02:33:49 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.182° N, 148.962° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.563 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.524 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.426 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.861 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.244 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.563 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.962 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.517 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.039 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.89 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.336 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.912 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.639 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.534 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.931 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 149 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.18 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.564 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.019 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 139 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.79 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.822 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.916 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.524 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.96 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.152 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.927 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.645 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.923 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.834 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.73 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.113 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.150 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.837 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.51 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.6Central Alaska · 1882 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.815 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.534 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.624 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.729 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ar15978. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.